07/01/2025
CLINICAL PHARMACY - vocabulary, pronunciation and definitions
📍 pharmacokinetics – farmakokinetyka /ˌfɑːrməkəʊˈkɪnɪks/ The study of how a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted in the body.
📍 bioavailability – biodostępność /ˌbaɪəʊəˌveɪləˈbɪləti/ The proportion of a drug that enters the bloodstream and is available for therapeutic effect.
📍 drug interaction – interakcja leku /drʌɡ ˌɪntərˈækʃən/ A reaction that occurs when the effect of one drug is altered by another drug, food, or substance.
📍 adverse reaction – reakcja niepożądana /ədˈvɜːrs riˈækʃən/ An unintended and harmful effect caused by a medication or treatment.
📍 therapeutic dose – dawka terapeutyczna /ˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk ˌdəʊs/ The amount of a drug required to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.
📍 clinical trial – badanie kliniczne /ˌklɪnɪkl ˈtraɪəl/ A research study conducted to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and outcomes of medical treatments or interventions in humans.
📍 contraindication – przeciwwskazanie /ˌkɒntrəɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ A condition or factor that serves as a reason to withhold a specific medical treatment or drug.
📍 placebo effect – efekt placebo /pləˈsiːbəʊ ɪˌfekt/ A beneficial health outcome resulting from a patient’s expectation of benefit rather than the treatment itself.
📍 pharmacodynamics – farmakodynamika /ˌfɑːrməkəʊdaɪˈnæmɪks/ The study of the biological and physiological effects of drugs on the body and their mechanisms of action.
📍 absorption rate – szybkość wchłaniania /əbˈzɔːrpʃən ˌreɪt/ The speed at which a drug enters the bloodstream from its site of administration.
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